May 29-30, 2026 | Louisville, KY
Join Dr. Warren Kinghorn for a transformative retreat that reimagines mental health care through the lens of Christian faith and community.
What if mental health care was less about fixing symptoms and more about accompanying fellow travelers on their journey? Dr. Warren Kinghorn—theologian, practicing psychiatrist, and author of Wayfaring—invites you to explore a vision of healing that honors the whole person: body, mind, spirit, and relationships.
Drawing on the wisdom of Thomas Aquinas and grounded in both theological insight and scientific evidence, this retreat offers an alternative to the impersonal medical model. Discover how to see yourself and others not as problems to be solved, but as beloved wayfarers known by God, formed in community, and journeying toward wholeness.
Perfect for:
- Pastors and ministry leaders
- Mental health practitioners
- Christians navigating their own mental health journey
- Anyone seeking a more integrated approach to care and healing
Come ready to wonder, rest, and learn practical ways to walk alongside those facing mental health challenges—with compassion, wisdom, and hope.
Retreat for Academics, Psychiatrists, and Psychologists
This retreat is a space to slow down, think deeply, and reconnect with others who are doing thoughtful work in the fields of academia, psychiatry, psychology, and spiritual direction.
Over two days, we will gather to learn from Dr. Warren Kinghorn as he guides us through key themes from his book, Wayfaring, while also creating intentional space for conversation, reflection, and meaningful connection. This retreat is not only about listening but about being together. We will be sharing ideas, asking questions, and building relationships with others who care deeply about faith, scholarship, and clinical work.
Whether you are teaching, researching, practicing, or training others, this retreat is designed to give you both intellectual nourishment and relational encouragement.
The goal of this retreat is simple: to create space for thoughtful people to meet, connect, and grow together.
Retreat Schedule
Friday
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Lecture with Dr. Kinghorn
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch (provided)*
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Group discussion and reflection time
3:00 PM onward
Free time / fellowship time ☕
Saturday
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Lecture with Dr. Kinghorn
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch (provided)*
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Group discussion and closing time
Retreat concludes at 3:00 PM
*Please email bwebb@christianpsychologyinstitute.org if you have any food allergies.
About the Speaker
Dr. Kinghorn is a psychiatrist whose work centers on the role of religious communities in caring for persons with mental health problems and on ways in which Christians engage practices of modern health care. Jointly appointed within Duke Divinity School
and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Duke University Medical Center, he is co-director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative and is a staff psychiatrist at the Durham VA Medical Center. He has written on the moral and theological dimensions of combat trauma and moral injury, on the moral and political context of psychiatric diagnosis, and on the way that St. Thomas Aquinas’ image of the human as wayfarer might inform contemporary practices of ministry and mental health care.
Lodging
Shepherds House Cabin on Retreat Grounds
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